Collin Edwards Mrs. Beverly 10th Grade Literature 23 April 2015 Creon the Tragic Hero You may think a tragic hero is a person that saves lives and does great things for people, but a tragic hero is a character of noble birth that has a tragic flaw.…
In the play “Antigone”, by Sophocles, I am going to prove Creon the new king was foolish, prideful, and stubborn. I will also prove that his actions affected his future in a bad way. These actions and choices did not only affect him but his family and kingdom. I will also talk about his foolishess and how he handled encounters in the wrong way. These following paragraphs will provide all the evidence I will need.…
Bri Chapman Antigone The Gods play an important role in greek society. The greeks believed that the Gods were the cause of everything. Lightning bolts shooting out of the sky meant Zeus must be angry. A hurricane comes in off the coast, then Poseidon must be feeling anxious.…
In Oedipus the King, Oedipus displays his characteristic brilliance and overconfidence in what he regards as his heroic search for the murderer of Laius. He pursues the mystery relentlessly, confident that its solution will yield him the same glory he enjoyed when he answered the riddle of the Sphinx. Oedipus' self-assurance that he has taken care of his fate blinds him to it and begins the fall that will end in his literal blindness. Thus he becomes the victim rather than the conqueror of fate. In Antigone, Creon also displays a blind spot.…
“This girl here was already very insolent in/contravening laws we had proclaimed”, Creon expressed to the chorus leader in Sophocles’ play Antigone (542-544). Antigone was the sister of Polyneices and Eteocles. The two brothers shared the role of king because their father Oedipus passed away because others found out he killed Laius. Polyneices and Eteocles were instructed to rule Thebes alternatively each year by Creon. Eteocles did not want to give up the thrown to Polyneices after his year of ruling Thebes was over.…
After becoming king due to the deaths of his two nephews in battle, each by the other’s hand, Creon displays the characteristics of a tragic hero due to his flaw of character, which leads to an error in judgement and then an irreversible mistake, an admission of his mistake and finally an excessive punishment for his failure. Creon’s tragic flaw, arrogance, is evident during his first lines of the play. He gives a speech addressing the battle and his new kingship. While establishing the first decision of his reign, Creon tells his countrymen that he believes anyone who rules without “the soundest policies” but instead keeps quiet in fear is “utterly worthless” (Sophocles lines 198-202). Creon’s arrogance then causes him to use rash judgement.…
One of Creon's first laws was to forbid the burial of Polyneices: “As for his brother [Polynices]... for him, the proclamation in the state declares he’ll have no burial mounds, no…
In the play Antigone by Sophocles, Creon demonstrates a superiority of man’s law over divine law which later ends in his downfall. Creon is portrayed as the true tragic hero through the tragic actions that he commits to those close to him. As a result, Creons actions along with his hubris foreshadow the deaths of those he sorely cares for. The death of Antigone followed by both his son and wife seemed to fill Creon with guilt and remorse. Due to his superior level as King of Thebes Creon looks down upon those around him and is perceived as being more superior to every Theban.…
In this society an absolute ruler heads the government, which is Antigone’s uncle, King Creon. Before Creon came to power, Antigone’s brothers Eteocles and Polyneices agreed to rule Thebes in alternating years. However, after Eteocles’s year was up he refused to give up his throne. As a result Ployneices gathered an army and invaded Thebes, while in battle the brothers killed each other. When Creon was named King he set forth a decree forbidding Polyneices’s burial, he swore that “No one shall bury him, no one mourn for him, but his body must lie in the fields, a sweet treasure for carrion birds” (Sophocles 693).…
As you may have heard, Eteocles and Polyneices, sons of Oedipus, murdered each other in a battle for the throne. In Creon’s decree, Eteocles shall be honored for his patriotism with the proper burial rites. With regards to Polyneices, Creon has forbidden his burial, declaring his unworthiness of such basic privileges as a traitor and an enemy to Thebes. However, Polyneices’ loyal sister Antigone has buried her brother’s body in defiance of Creon’s strict orders. As a prophet who has advised and guided Thebes with good counsel,…
This causes a brawl between the two siblings, one that ended in bloodshed and a very cruel death for both. Creon assumes the throne after this incident quicker than lightning. He proclaims that there be a law against the burial of the brother Polyneices. The reason for this is that Polyneices did not die fighting for his country, but fighting against his native city. “No traitor is going to be honored with a loyal man” (Fitts and Fitzgerald 820).…
The tragic hero of Sophocles’ Antigone is Creon the uncle of Antigone. Creon represents masculine rules, state over family, and the gods who choose his side over anyone else. In doing so he has caused a lot of harm towards the ones he love. Creon actions led many to their deaths because what he was representing.…
The play Antigone by Sophocles translated by Ian Johnston, follows the guides for a tragic hero in which the main character, the king, merges to act the role as the tragic hero. He reveals his flaw as hubris and faces many challenges that make him take drastic decisions. His arrogance does not let him see that he has made mistakes and he would not assume them. He ends up losing everything that matters to him, in a devastating series of events. This makes him the perfect tragic hero in this play because he goes through excessive punishment as well as self awareness.…
One week ago, Creon set forth the law that no person could bury Polyneices, in an attempt to preserve the honor of the Thebans who fell in combat. However, Creon ordered the entombment of Antigone when she broke this law, resulting in her decision to hang herself. Thus, we are here today to determine whether Creon is innocent of the crimes with which he has been charged. The…
Creon’s belief in civic values The Burial at Thebes, by Seamus Heaney, tells the story of a defiant woman named Antigone, and a pompous king. Antigone has been sentenced to death by the king, Creon. Throughout the book Creon shows the characteristics of Hubris, by being arrogant, attempting to show authority to his family, and over exerting his power. Multiple of Creon’s family members die by exile or by suicide. This is due to the king’s Hubris and effort to prove to the people that no one is above the law.…